Latin
detineo
‘to hold or keep off or back, detain, check’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin detineo.
4 English words in this record descend from Latin detineo, most familiar first.
- detention ← detentio
- detain ← detenir
- detainer ← detener ← detenir
- detinue ← detenue ← detenue ← detenir
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Etymograph / Latin detineo